Holler, Dr. Jacqueline

PhD (Emory), MA, BA (Simon Fraser University)

Professor
Phone
Office
CJMH-3003
Campus
Prince George

Biography

Dr. Jacqueline Holler is an an early modern cultural historian of early colonial Mexico who also teaches contemporary Latin American history and teaches and conducts research in the area of gender studies. She is author and co-author of books, chapters, and articles on colonial Latin American history and contemporary gender studies; her primary research interests lie at the juncture of gender, sexuality, emotion, health, and religion.

Her current project is on the history of multi-ethnic women’s healing networks and medical knowledge exchange in colonial Mexico (New Spain) between 1530 and 1750 is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2020-2025).

A two-time winner of the UNBC Teaching Award (2005 and 2019), Dr. Holler teaches fourth-year seminars on Caribbean piracy, childbirth and women's bodies, and the history of masculinity. She also teaches second-year courses on global expansion and colonial Latin America. She supervises graduate students in History, Gender Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, and International Studies.

Research and Expertise

  • Colonial Latin America
  • Colonial Mexico
  • Women's and gender history
  • Religion, health, and political culture
Research Fields
  • Gender and Women's Studies
  • Health
  • History
  • International Studies
Areas of Expertise
Gender, sexuality, emotion, health, religion, violence against women.
Currently accepting graduate students
Supervises In
MA History, MA Gender Studies, MA Interdisciplinary Studies, MA International Studies
Graduate Supervisor Details
Dr. Holler accepts graduate students working on Mexican or contemporary Latin American topics relating to her research interests, and will consider students working on gender, sexuality, violence against women, or women’s health in other regions of the world.